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Course Code etc
Academic Year 2024
College College of Arts
Course Code AM201
Theme・Subtitle The American Short Story - From the 19th Century to the Contemporary Period
Class Format Face to face (all classes are face-to-face)
Class Format (Supplementary Items)
Campus Seminar
Campus Ikebukuro
Semester Spring Semester
DayPeriod・Room Tue.3
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Credits 2
Course Number EAL3811
Language English
Class Registration Method "Other" Registration
Assigned Year 配当年次は開講学部のR Guideに掲載している科目表で確認してください。
Prerequisite Regulations
Acceptance of Other Colleges 履修登録システムの『他学部・他研究科履修不許可科目一覧』で確認してください。
Course Cancellation ×(履修中止不可/ Not eligible for cancellation)
Online Classes Subject to 60-Credit Upper Limit
Relationship with Degree Policy 各授業科目は、学部・研究科の定める学位授与方針(DP)や教育課程編成の方針(CP)に基づき、カリキュラム上に配置されています。詳細はカリキュラム・マップで確認することができます。
Notes

【Course Objectives】

From Washington Irving (1783-1859) to Langston Hughes (1902-1967), and from Kate Chopin (1851-1904) to Jhumpa Lahiri (b. 1967), this course will read and analyze a broad selection of American short stories from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. The emphasis of this course is to survey the range of subjects, voices, and perspectives that characterize the American short story and, thereby, develop a better understanding of the genre of the short story and the many social, historical, and cultural influences that have shaped literature in America.

【Course Contents】

Students must complete the readings, explore archival material on the web, and attend all lectures and seminar sessions.

Written work will consist of:

1. Weekly writing and research activities.

2. One, 5-part research paper (3 pages minimum).

3. A revised version of the research paper (this revised version should represent a discernable improvement and/or expansion of the first version).

4. An oral presentation of original research on one of the authors and/or stories discussed during the course.

5. A final quiz that will cover the whole semester (short answer questions and a brief essay).

Japanese Items

【授業計画 / Course Schedule】

1 Course Syllabus and General Introduction

1.Discussion of the course requirements
2.Description of the various writing assignments
3.Outline of the main concepts of the course
4.Guided reading

Reading:
Washington Irving, “Rip Van Winkle”
2 American Gothic - 1

Reading:
[1] Nathaniel Hawthorn, “The Wives of the Dead”

[2] Edgar Allen Poe, “The Tell-Tale Heart”
3 American Gothic - 2

Reading:
[1] Samuel Clemens, “Cannibalism in the Cars”

[2] Sherwood Anderson, “The Strength of God”
4 American Gothic - 3

Reading:
[1] Kate Chopin, “The Storm”

[2] Mary Wilkins Freeman, “Old Woman Magoun”
5 American Gothic - 4

Reading:
[1] Charlotte Perkins Gilman, “The Yellow Wallpaper”
6 American Gothic - 5

Reading:
[1] H. P. Lovecraft, “The Rats in the Walls”
7 Race and Identity - 1

Reading:
[1] Langston Hughes, “Red-Headed Baby”

[2] Richard Wright, “The Man Who Was Almost a Man”
8 Race and Identity - 2

Reading:
[1] Ralph Ellison, “Battle Royal”

[2] Bernard Malamud, “My Son the Murderer”
9 Race and Identity - 3

Reading:
[1] Shirley Jackson, “The Lottery”

[2] Ray Bradbury, “There Will Come Soft Rains”
10 Trauma and Remembrance - 1

Reading:
[1] Philip Roth, “Defender of the Faith”
11 Trauma and Remembrance - 2

Reading:
[1] Tim O’Brien, “The Things They Carried”
12 Contemporary Voices - 1

Reading:
[1] Amy Hempel, “Today Will Be a Quiet Day”

[2] Lorrie Moore, “How to Become a Writer”
13 Contemporary Voices - 2

Reading:
[1] Jhumpa Lahiri, “Hell-Heaven”
14 Final Quiz

【活用される授業方法 / Teaching Methods Used】

板書 /Writing on the Board
スライド(パワーポイント等)の使用 /Slides (PowerPoint, etc.)
上記以外の視聴覚教材の使用 /Audiovisual Materials Other than Those Listed Above
個人発表 /Individual Presentations
グループ発表 /Group Presentations
ディスカッション・ディベート /Discussion/Debate
実技・実習・実験 /Practicum/Experiments/Practical Training
学内の教室外施設の利用 /Use of On-Campus Facilities Outside the Classroom
校外実習・フィールドワーク /Field Work
上記いずれも用いない予定 /None of the above

【授業時間外(予習・復習等)の学修 / Study Required Outside of Class】

Each session will involve a lecture component, brief student presentations, and a close reading of the text(s) assigned for the week (mostly short stories and excerpts from longer texts).

Students should be prepared to analyze each of the readings from a number of perspectives. Also, students will be expected to have read the assigned text(s) prior to each session.

【成績評価方法・基準 / Evaluation】

種類 (Kind)割合 (%)基準 (Criteria)
平常点 (In-class Points)100 Weekly Assignments(30%)
Final Quiz(30%)
最終レポート(Final Report)(40%)
備考 (Notes)

【テキスト / Textbooks】

No著者名 (Author/Editor)書籍名 (Title)出版社 (Publisher)出版年 (Date)ISBN/ISSN
1 Joyce Carol Oates The Oxford Book of American Short Stories Oxford 2013 9780199744398

【参考文献 / Readings】

【履修にあたって求められる能力 / Abilities Required to Take the Course】

【学生が準備すべき機器等 / Equipment, etc., that Students Should Prepare】

Some materials will be distributed online, so regular access to a computer and/or tablet will be necessary.

【その他 / Others】

【注意事項 / Notice】